Lesson 1: Augustine on Worship Flashcards

1
Q

word in Hebrew for worship that means to “bow down or prostate oneself” or “lay flat on the ground.”

A

shachah

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2
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object of intellect

A

truth

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3
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heart or will

A

goodness

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4
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Greek word for worship that means to “kiss the hand, to fall on the knees, or to “prostate oneself”

A

proskyneo

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5
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Greek renditions of the word for worship

A

-prokeneuo which means to “pay homage”

-sebazomai which means “to render religious honor”

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6
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where does the word worship come from?

A

old English word “weorþscipe” with the root of it being “worthiness

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7
Q

Paul tells us that our reasonable worship is “_____”

A

“to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship to God

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8
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Worship as:

A

revering
adoration
veneration
paying homage to

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9
Q

worship of anything or anyone else besides God

A

Idolatry

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10
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St. Augustine teaches us that this is at the center of worship

A

knowledge of Christ

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11
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On what book did St. Augustine state that everyone seeks a happy life and indicates that this can be attained by directing religion and sacred rites to God?

A

De Civitate Dei: Book X

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12
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Augustine then introduced three Greek terms to signify worship:

A

latreia, threskeia and eusebeia.

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13
Q

as service owed to human beings, it means “service which pertains to the worship of God.”

A

Latreia

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14
Q

means “more precisely not just any worship but specifically the worship of God.”

A

Threskeia, or religio

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15
Q

is also the worship of God but is used for duties to parents.

A

Eusebeia or piety

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16
Q

For St. Augustine, , Worship does not benefit God but _____________

A

the ones giving the worship

17
Q

2 greatest commandments

A

‘‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ (Mt. 22:37-39)

18
Q

St. Augustine concludes that: what makes true worship are these:

A

genuine godliness and
service due to God alone.

19
Q

What is the institution of salvation?

A

Church

20
Q

Augustine criticizes these three sacrificial practices to please God:

A
  1. Critique of Pagan Worship
  2. Critique of Jewish Practices
  3. There is no contradiction between the sacrifices of the Old Testament and the new dispensation.
21
Q

What sacrifice is GOD after?

A

“visible sacrament of an invisible sacrifice…it is a sacred Sign.”

22
Q

Pastoral reasons why the Church is free from errors:

A
  1. It is the institution of Salvation
  2. The Church prays for the souls in the purgatory
  3. It is instituted by Christ himself
23
Q

What is the highest among the three Greek terms that signify worship?

A

LATREIA is the highest as it is connected to the Holy Trinity

24
Q

They used images as signs to signify a creature to be worshipped

A

pagans

25
Q

St. Augustine regards these signs as “useless” and signifies a “form of enslavement to the flesh”.

A

Critique of Pagan Worship

26
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St. Augustine regards these signs as “useless” and signifies a “form of enslavement to the flesh”.

A

Critique of Pagan Worship

27
Q

St. Augustine suggests that signs are not to be thought of as ultimate realities. Rather, they must point out to these ultimate realities and those who observe these signs must know the realities they refer to

A

Critique of Jewish Practices

28
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St. Augustine clarifies this. They are but a foreshadowing and prefiguring of what was to come

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There is no contradiction between the sacrifices of the Old Testament and the new dispensation.

29
Q

has only one God and does not recognize Jesus as God

A

monotheism

30
Q

where Jews worship

A

synagogue

31
Q

is every act done in order that we might cling to God in holy fellowship

A

true sacrifice

32
Q

every act which is referred to the final good in which we can be truly blessed.

A

true sacrifice